Archive for July 10th, 2006

Canadian parlays paper clip into a home

Monday, July 10th, 2006

A Canadian with a dream of home ownership says he has turned a red paper clip into a three-bedroom house through a series of shrewd Internet trades over the past year.

Bebo Shuns $550 Million Acquisition Offer

Monday, July 10th, 2006

San Francisco based social network Bebo, which recently raised $15 million from Benchmark Capital, rejected a £300 million ($552 million) acquisition offer from British Telecom Group “a few weeks ago”, according to an insider on the transaction. Bebo’s asking price? North of $1 billion.
A Benchmark representative wouldn’t comment on whether or not the rumor was […]

Guba to add Sony videos

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Online video site Guba is clearly in the good graces of Hollywood these days. Fresh on the heels of last week’s deal with Warner, Guba announced a second internet film distribution deal with Sony this evening. Favorites like Spider Man 2 headline the content. In the short-term the experience will mirror the Warner deal, so […]

Rove: Bush to Veto Stem Cell Research Bill

Monday, July 10th, 2006

After his speaking gig in Aspen, Karl Rove came to Denver for a sit-down interview with the editorial board of the Denver Post. What he said:

  • Bush will exercise the first veto of his presidency to jettison the stem cell research bill if it passes the Senate (it’s already passed the House.) The chief sponsors of the bi-partisan House bill, Colorado’s Diana DeGette and Delaware’s Michael Rogers, upon hearing the news, are now asking for their own pow-wow with Bush. Rove said there are not enough votes to overcome a veto. DeGette’s comment: I’m appalled that Bush would use the first veto of his presidency to veto a bill that could help 110 million people and their families.”

Melo now considering shorter deal in light of LeBron talk

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Carmelo Anthony will not be following LeBron James’ lead and signing a shorter-than-maximum contract extension later this week.

SPOILER - Giant Killer Croc Movie, ROGUE, Gets A Test Screening!!!

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Now this movie is high up on my must-see list…

Emmys leap into broadband with interactive finalists (Reuters)

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Reuters - The Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences has named the finalists for its
2005-06 Interactive Television Emmys, with this year’s
competition also recognizing television broadcast content
distributed solely over broadband.

Bush Will VETO Stem Cell Bill

Monday, July 10th, 2006

President Bush will likely cast the first veto of his presidency if the Senate, as expected, passes legislation to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research said Rove today.

7/10 WWE Raw: Caldwell’s ongoing Alternate Perspective review

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Lita held Cena’s leg, which allowed Edge to get in clubbing forearms. Edge continued to pound Cena before hitting a lift up DDT and spear. Edge and Lita walked up the entrance ramp. Edge said he would rather watch the rest of the show from his hotel room than remain in the building. Lots of boos for Edge. Cena recovered in the ring.

Short Ends: Turtle Helps Bruce Willis Shake The Raccoon

Monday, July 10th, 2006

· Pictured: At the Paris premiere of Over the Hedge, Bruce Willis was initially relieved that photographers finally wanted him to pose with a co-star other than the raccoon, but quickly became…

Field tapped matriarch in ABC drama (Reuters)

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Reuters - Sally Field has joined
the cast of ABC’s upcoming drama series “Brothers & Sisters.”

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT 7/10: Ongoing “virtual time” coverage of live show

Monday, July 10th, 2006

The show opened with Lilian Garcia, sans fireworks (a nice savings of tens of thousands of dollars for stock holders), introducing new WWE Champ Edge. Edge came out to his full ring intro with his belt and Lita on his arm. They circled around the ring and pointed at a desk with a tarp. Edge yanked off the tarp and showed a special “Rated R Superstar” announcing table. He and Lita put on headsets and joined in on commentary. Lawler said, “This is great!”…